Senate Bill S3972

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of election inspectors and poll clerks

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3972 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4601
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-401, 3-406 & 3-418, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2735
2017-2018: S5610
2019-2020: S2518
2021-2022: S508

2013-S3972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections submit a report detailing assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections be required to fill vacancies by appointing individuals that appear on the additional inspector list.

2013-S3972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3972

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  the  appointment  of
  election inspectors and poll clerks

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-401  of  the  election  law,  as
added by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and
in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York,
shall prepare a report detailing assignments and duties to be  delegated
to  election  coordinators.    ANY  COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS APPOINTING
ELECTION COORDINATORS AND  IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK, SHALL PREPARE A REPORT DETAILING
ASSIGNMENTS OF ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS,  AND  SHALL  SPECIF-
ICALLY  ENUMERATE  THE  POLL SITES FOR WHICH ELECTION INSPECTORS OR POLL
CLERKS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED, DETAILING THE EFFORTS MADE TO DATE TO
FILL THOSE ASSIGNMENTS. Said [report] REPORTS shall be  filed  with  the
state  board  of elections no later than one month prior to the election
at which election coordinators, ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS  are
to be assigned.
  S  2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-406 of the election law is amended to
read as follows:
  1. Each board of elections shall establish  a  list  of  persons  duly
qualified  to serve as election inspectors, which list shall be known as
the "Additional Inspector List", in such number of persons as the  board
shall  determine. Such a list shall be equally divided between the major
political parties. Appointments under this section shall be made in  the
manner  provided  for the appointment of regular election inspectors and
for a like term.  EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  APPOINT
ELECTION  INSPECTORS,  POLL  CLERKS  AND  ELECTION COORDINATORS FROM THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07748-01-3
              

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